Combination shirt and blouse



S. STENGEL COMBINATION SH Aug. 31 I926.

IRT AND BLOUSE Filed Oct. 21, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Aug, 31 19 26.

S. STINGEL COMBINATION SHIRT AND BLOUSE Filed Oct. 21. 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet //v vE/v we Patented An 31, 1926.

SIGIVIUND STINGEL, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

GOIMBINATIGN SHIRT AND IBILQUSE.

Application filed October 21, 1925. Serial No. 63,835.

This invention relates to garments, and particularly to a combined shirt and blouse.

It is an object of the invention to provide a combined shirt and blouse which is simple in construction, neat in apperance, easy to fabricate, and which can be selectively used without change either to give the appearance of an ordinary shirt or to produce a folded and shirred or ruffed effect characteristic of blouses.

It is a special object to construct the body of the garment in two main sections, an upper and a lower or tail section, the line of division of these sections corresponding to the waist line of the wearer, which sections are permanently joined by means of an exterior two-ply belt overlapping the line of juncture of the sections thus producing a neat appearance and at the same time providing a pocket or fold within the belt for enclosing a draw string employed at will to give the blouse effect.

It is also a special object to interrupt at intervals stitching directly connecting the said two sections of the body at their line of juncture as well as the stitching connecting the overlying belt with the lower section, such interruptions being disposed so as to fall beneath the customary points for the attachment of the suspender tabs to the trousers whereby the said tabs may be projected from beneath the upper section outwardly through the openings or slits formed by the interrupted spaces to the outer side of the lower section.

A still further special object is to provide effective means for anchoring one end of each of the pair of draw strings used to produce the blouse effectwithout detracting from the appearance of the garment, in which draw strings of substantial length may be used and anchored with little trouble or expense, and in which the main portions of said strings are not only hidden from view but ell'ectively guided within the fold of the belt to produce the shirred or ruffed effect throughout the entire front of the garment extending between the usual side seams.

These and other objects of the invention will more fully appear when taken in conjunction with the following description and the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of the application, Fig. 1 is a front elevation showing the garment with its parts in the relative positions assumed thereby when the belt showin the two )lies thereof the interior pocket for receiving the draw string and the open spaces or slit-s left for the passage of the suspender tabs; Fig. i, a transverse section taken substantially on the line IV-IV of Fig.

3; Fig. 5, a fragmentary elevational view of the interior of the garment with the body thereof extended so as to lie in a flat plane, illustrating the upper and lower sections, their juncture at the waist line, the overlapping of the belt, the manner of housing and anchoring the draw strings, and the interrupted spaces or slits for the passage of the suspender tabs; and Fig. 6, a front elevation showing generally the appearance of the garment when the draw strings are tied to each other to produce the shirred or rufl ed effect.

Referring to the drawings, particular attention being directed to Fig. 5, the body of the garment is made up of two main sections, an upper section designated generally at 1 and a lower or tail section 2. The section 1 is composed of the rear gore 3, and the front gores 3, 3 stitched to the rear gore at the opposite sides thereof by means of the usual side scams 4, 4t. The lower section 2 is likewise composed of corresponding rear and front gores 5, 5 and 5 connected by the side seams 6, 6. The side seams 4L and 6 are arranged so as to form continuations of each other, and the side scams 4, 6, are like wise disposed with relation to each other.

The contiguous edges of the sections 1 and 2, that is the lower edge of section 1 and the upper edge of section 2. are disposed in juxtaposition as shown in Fig. 5, and these contiguous edges may be-stitched or otherwise joined to each other, if desired, except at spaced intervals over which they are purposely left disconnected to form openings or slits, as at the several points 7, 7, 8, 8 and 9. The line of juncture of the sections is indicated by the reference numeral 10 and ex tends continuously horizontally throughout the entire extent of the garment.

A multiply, preferably two-ply, belt 11 overlaps the line of juncture 10 and stitched to both sections adjacent its upper and lower edges whereby to permanently connect-them as a unitary structure. The two plies of the belt are indicated by 11 and 11 which ma y also be connected to each other by the same lines of stitching employed for attaching the belt to the sections 1 and a receiving pocket or space 12 between the plies for the reception of the main portions of the draw strings 13 and 13, the free ends of which project through the openings 7, '7, respectively, terminating at the under side of the garment.

I The inner ends of the draw strings terminate at the side scams 4;. 1 and are an chored in place preferably by, stitching through the belt and the two sections at these points. By locating such anchoring stitching at these points and arranging it in the line of the side seams, a very effective anchoring is secured without detracting from the neat appearance of the garment.

As previously noted, the belt although stitched along its top edge to the upper sec tion 1 throughout its entire extent, is disconnected from the lower section 2 so as to leave openings or slits at spaced intervals disposed opposite or in vertical alignment with the slits or openings 8, S and 9 provided along th line of juncture between the two sections 1 and 2. These slits or spaces are indicated in the drawings at 1 1-, 1.4:, 15, 15', 16 and 16'. The opposite ends of the Suspender tab 17 are adapted to project from the underside of the garment through the slits or openings 14, 14, and the ends of the remaining suspender tabs 18 and 19 are adapted to coact with the remaining slits in a like fashion, all as will be clear from an inspection of Figs. 1 and 2. This provides a very convenient means of permitting th use of suspenders with the garment, the tabs 17, 18 and 19 being buttoned to the customary buttons disposed upon the inner side of the trousers adjacent the waist line thereof.

The manner of using the invention will be clear to those familiar wih this art from the above description. When used as a shirt the draw strings 13 and 13 are left untied, merely hanging idle in the manner shown in F 1.

ll henever it is desired to produce the shirred or ruffed effect at the waist line in conjunction with the soc-alled folded or blouse form as illustrated in Fig. 6, it is merely necessary to draw the free ends of the draw strings toward each other and tie them in a suitable knot as shown in the said figure.

For simplicity, no reference has been previously made, in the description, and no il- 2, and leavi ng lust-ration appears in the crawings, to the provision of henis or the customary turnedover binding portions provided at the free edges of the several. parts, such for instance at the contiguous edges of the two main sections and the opposite edges of the belt, etc. In the commercial form of the invention recourse to such refinements is fully contemplated.

It is apparent that the invention provides a simple effective combination shirt and blouse for the purposes intended, one which can be readily fabricated at a reasonable cost, one capable of utilizing comparatively small portions of material which would otherwise go to waste, in which the stitching for attaching the belt also functions to connect the two main sections of the body of the garment, in which the draw strings are effectively anchored to insure a shirred or ruffed effect. if desired, over the t'ull extent of the front of the garment and with.- out. marring its beauty, and one in which the belt serves not only its customary function but as a receiving pocket for the draw strings and in a manner to both hide the draw strings from view from the front of the garment and to mount them so as to substantially obviate all objection to their presence when not in actual use to produce the blouse effect.

As required by the patent statutes, the preferred embodiment of the invention has been illustrated and described. It is obvious, however, that many changes in details and in the arrangement of parts may he made without departing from the spirit of the invention, and it is therefore not intended to limit the invention beyond that particularly defined by the appended claim.

I claim A combined shirt and blouse comprising a body formed of an upper and a lower section arranged with their adjacent edges abutting and joined to each other, a multi-ply belt overlapping and concealing the line of juncture of said sections and attached to said sections to strengthen the connection between the same, the said sections being disconnect ed from each other at their abutting edges at spaced intervals to form slits, the inner ply of said belt being slotted at spaced inter vals to form openings disposed in alignment with said slits, the space between the plies of said belt forming a receiving pocket and a draw string extending through said pocket and having its ends extending through the belt openings and the slits between the section edges to terminate within the garment.

In testimony whereof, I. hereby affix my signature.

SIGMUND STINGEL. 

